Mortgage rates were at their recent peak in October. But despite elevated rates, new home buyers were active, pushing sales of newly built single-family homes higher than the month before.
Mortgage rates were at their recent peak in October. But despite elevated rates, new home buyers were active, pushing sales of newly built single-family homes
Your credit score is the kind of thing that’s easy to forget about until you need it. It doesn’t seem to matter much until it’s
Typically, during the winter, the homes available for sale are mostly those that have been on the market a while because they’re priced too high
Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Research Group releases a forecast each month looking at what’s ahead for the housing market and overall economy. According to
Home prices have been increasing for a while now. And, with for-sale inventory still well below normal levels, they’ll likely continue to increase. So it’d
How we buy homes has undergone a significant transformation in the past year. The proof is in newly released data that shows a record number
Remote work has Americans spreading out and the trend doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere any time soon. More and more, Americans are moving further
The number of homes for sale was already low at the beginning of 2020. It only got worse from there. The pandemic, along with surging
Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index measures Americans’ perception of the current housing market and their personal financial situation. The index serves as a gauge
Home design trends, by their nature, come and go. There’s always a hot new color or a must-have fashion. And just as quickly as they
Luxury isn’t easy to define. The dictionary says it’s “the state of great comfort and extravagant living.” But since that leaves a lot to interpretation,
The start of a new year always compels people to take a fresh look at their goals, from health and career to relationships and finance.
November is mostly known for darker days, colder weather, and Thanksgiving. It’s not typically known for home shopping. But this year, buyer demand has been
The S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Indices isn’t the only index tracking home-price activity, but it’s among the most closely followed. And, according to their most
November sales of newly built, single-family homes were 20.8 percent higher than they were at the same time last year, according to new numbers released
According to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Applications Survey, average mortgage rates were relatively unmoved last week from the week before. Rates for 30-year fixed-rate
New numbers from the National Association of Realtors show just how quickly homes are selling these days. Their monthly measure of existing-home sales found that
The number of homes available for sale has been lower than normal for a while now. In many markets, there aren’t enough homes for sale
